Susanne La Faver cares about our Community

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Cars for Susanne.  “... while out shopping we parked the car where it was very visible to people entering and leaving the parking lot, with signs in the windshield,” bright idea from Janis and Paul, dedicated campaign volunteers.  Thanks you two!

Cars for Susanne

Susanne understands the importance of protecting our groundwater. During a recent tour of Hidden Valley Lake Community Service District’s treatment pond, she discussed waste water treatment with Timothy Quinn, Association of California Water Agencies executive director.

Susanne with Timothy Quinn

During the primary, Susanne presented her platform to the Clearlake Chapter of NAACP.  From left are, Robert Stark, President Aqeela El-Amin Bakheit, Joey Luiz, and Susanne.

Robert Stark, Aqeela El-Amin Bakheit, Joey Luiz, and Susanne

Pets don’t vote, but meeting all the wonderful dogs and cats in District 1 is an enjoyable bonus to precinct walking!  Susanne also attended the grand opening of the Lake County Animal Care and Control Shelter May 26 in Lakeport.  The new shelter can hold up to approximately 120 adoptable animals.

Susanne meets puppy while walking in Middletown

A special tour of Lower Lake’s Six Sigma Ranch, August 30, 2008, offered more than wine tasting for Susanne and friends. Topics discussed included wine grapes, agricultural water use, conservation easements and educational opportunities for youth. Susanne bid on the tour at a fundraiser supporting the International Charter School in Middletown.

Pictured, from left, are Kaj Ahlmann, Six Sigma Ranch owner; Tony Moreno, Director of Operations; Lyle La Faver, candidate’s husband; Susanne; Bill Barrows and Connie Miller, campaign supporters Photo by Else Ahlmann

Susanne discussed senior issues with fellow Konocti Senior Support, Inc. board member Hope Brewer, seated, and senior peer counselors Jim Morgan, left, and Douglas Bennett, right, at a recent volunteer appreciation luncheon in Clearlake.
July 15, 2008

Reception for Senator Patricia Wiggins, Second Senate District, in Lakeport,
June 22, 2008.

Pictured, left to right, are Denise Rushing, District 3 Supervisor; Susanne; and Joey Luiz	Susanne with Senator Patricia Wiggins

Middletown Days Parade, June 21, 2008.

Susanne and husband, Lyle	The gorgeous black Dutch Friesian horse, Valk, was a real crowd pleaser at the Middletown Days Parade.  Owned by Upper Lake resident Kenn McCarty of Dutch Drafts Equine Services, and driven by wife, Susan McCarty, Valk pulled a vis-á-vis carriage in which occupants, Susanne and Lyle La Faver and guests, sat face-to-face. Photo by Nona Perez, Middletown
Dedicated volunteers Bill Barrows and Shirley Howland marched in the Middletown Days Parade Photo by Nona Perez, Middletown	Driver Susan McCarty of Upper Lake was excited to have Susanne and Lyle in her vis-á-vis carriage at the Middletown Days Parade Photo by Nona Perez, Middletown
Volunteers march with Susanne in the Middletown Days Parade	Volunteers for Susanne at the Middletown Days Parade

Lake County International Charter School fundraiser, June 6, 2008, at the Moore Family Winery, Kelseyville.

Discussing education and diversity, Susanne, center, spoke with Connie Miller, left, and Linda Findley, right

Primary Voting Day, June 3, 2008.

Susanne celebrates with volunteers after hearing final primary voting results	Enjoying the novelty of seeing herself on TV, Susanne watches Channel 8 coverage of KPFZ radio interview

Lower Lake Memorial Days Parade, May 25, 2008.

Pictured, from left to right, are Joyce Overton, Clearlake City Councilwoman; Teddy Duke; Susanne; Lyle La Faver, candidate’s husband; Carolyn Tobin; and Bill Tobin, car owner and driver

Susanne joined the National Women’s Political Caucus to lobby California Assembly member Patty Berg and Senator Patricia Wiggins in Sacramento,
May 5, 2008.

Pictured from left to right are, Celeste Weingardt, president, NWPC-CA; Carole Nutt, Northern Regional Director, NWPC-CA; Susanne; Heather Fargo, Sacramento mayor; and Karen Humphrey, former Fresno mayor